Rick and Morty creator confirms season 6 is already in development and shares first look at new scripts

RICK and Morty’s creator has confirmed season 6 is in development – teasing fans with a first look at the scripts.

The American animated science fiction sitcom has delighted audiences worldwide with its adult humour since first launching in 2013.

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Now its co-creator has subtly announced more of the same will be coming in its sixth series – as well as some new details.

Dan Harmon took to social media to update his 455,000 followers, and revealed that he had re-signed one of the show’s most popular writers, Alex Rubens.

While talking about a reunion Zoom call for the stars of another of his shows, Community, Harmon wrote on Instagram “One more magical thing about today: the script we’re reading, Cooperative Polygraphy, is by Community and Rick and Morty alum Alex Rubens, who is BACK at RaM writing on Season 6.”

According to Harmon, Rubens had been virtually attending a funeral due to the coronavirus social restrictions in place.

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The ongoing pandemic has already been referenced once with Rick and Morty's current season given a COVID-19 reference, and Harmon wrote of Rubens: “He was wearing a suit in yesterday’s Zoom session because during lunch he was attending a Zoom funeral.

“Not a joke. Hard to tell jokes from life these days.”

Season 4 returned to our screens last week, leaving fans somewhat baffled.

The episode, Never Ricking Morty, which was screen on E4 on Thursday, left fans scratching their heads with its quirky plot.

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It also sparked outrage with a 'tone deaf' joke about the alien Twin Towers.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Harmon confirmed that Taika Waititi, Kathleen Turner, Sam Neill and Paul Giamatti will feature in the new season as guest stars, among others.

Episode 6 of season 4 will air on E4 this Thursday (May 7, 2020) at 10pm.